Today’s Connections grid has a lot of words starting with ‘B’, but there’s a misdirect hidden in the puzzle that’s much sneakier. If you stick to the hints we’ve curated for you, you won’t fall for the misdirect. Scrolling past the hints, you’ll see one word from each category, followed by the list of themes. Finally, the answers and their explanations will be waiting for you at the end of the page. So, without further ado, here are all the hints, clues, and answers to today’s NYT Connections (#1,160, August 14, 2026).
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What is Connections?
After Wordle, Connections is the New York Times’ most popular word game. The rules are simple. You need to find words with a common theme and group them into 4 groups of 4. The 16-word grid is designed with an increasing level of difficulty. The Yellow group is the easiest to spot, followed by Green, Blue, and Purple. The misdirects and red herrings can trip you up, but they also make the puzzle more fun. You can play Connections in the NYT Games app or on the NYT website.
Some tips to solve Connections
Look for the obvious patterns: Not every category in the puzzle is confusing. The Yellow and Green category words are relatively easy to spot. However, if something seems too obvious, it could be a red herring. Typically, the first two categories comprise verbs and adjectives. The misdirects are often nouns.
Double-check your submissions: ‘Do not overthink’ is usually a good tip for solving most puzzles, but it doesn’t really apply to Connections. Before submitting a set of words, you should always check whether they fit somewhere else too.
Hit a dead end? Use the shuffle button: The shuffle button at the bottom of the grid exists for a reason. Placing the words in different positions can spark new connections. Think of it as a mental refresh. New patterns will emerge, and you may be able to find a breakthrough.
Tackle the Purple category with extra caution: The Connections team is known to serve up the toughest and most unexpected words for the Purple category. Here are some of the common tropes that you should look out for:
- Homophones (For example: ‘Where’, ‘Wear’, ‘Ware’, and ‘Weir’)
- Words within words (For example: ‘Slip’, ‘Hear’, ‘Keyes’, and ‘Undiagnosed’ could be ‘Words containing parts of the face’)
- Words minus a letter (For example: ‘Anther’, ‘Easel’, ‘Hark’, and ‘Lama’ could be ‘Animals minus starting letter’)
- Words preceded or followed by another word (For example: ‘Face’, ‘Sports’, ‘Note’, and ‘Year’ could be ‘____ Book’)
Here’s your grid for today
- BUMBLEBEE
- BUBBLE
- BASS ALE
- CHARLIE BROWN
- DELTA AIRLINES
- STRIAGHTEDGE
- ECHO CHAMBER
- CITGO
- CAUTION TAPE
- GOOGLE DRIVE
- INDIA INK
- SILO
- DIP PEN
- WOLVERINE
- HIVEMIND
- BRISTOL BOARD
Hints for NYT Connections (#1,160) Date
Let’s get you started with some general, spoiler-free hints.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Same colour theme.
- 🟢Green Group: Everyone is on the same page.
- 🔵Blue Group: Found on an artist’s desk.
- 🟣Purple Group: Same-shaped symbols.
One Word Per Category (Contains Spoilers)
Can’t seem to find an in? We’ll give you one word from each category.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Bumblebee.
- 🟢Green Group: Bubble.
- 🔵Blue Group: Bristol Board.
- 🟣Purple Group: Bass Ale.
List of Themes (Major Spoilers)
Maybe getting to know the common themes among the words will help you spot them faster. Here are all the categories for today.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Black-and-Yellow.
- 🟢Green Group: Places Where Everyone Thinks The Same Ways.
- 🔵Blue Group: Comic Book Artist’s Tools.
- 🟣Purple Group: Triangle Logos.
Answers to NYT Connections (#1,160) Today (Date)
Close to waving the white flag? Fine, we’ll give you the answers.
- 🟡Yellow Group: Bumblebee, Caution Tape, Charlie Brown, Wolverine. (Black-and-Yellow)
These things and characters have the same black-and-yellow colour theme. ‘Charlie Brown’, along with ‘Echo Chamber’, ‘India Ink’, and ‘Delta Airlines’, was a red herring for words starting with a NATO phonetic alphabet code.
- 🟢Green Group: Bubble, Echo Chamber, Hivemind, Silo. (Places Where Everyone Thinks The Same Ways)
This one was pretty straightforward. All of these words are used to describe the tendency to think the same way.
- 🔵Blue Group: Bristol Board, Dip Pen, India Ink, Straightedge. (Comic Book Artist’s Tools)
These are some of the common tools that comic book artists use to sketch panels and strips.
- 🟣Purple Group: Bass Ale, Citgo, Delta Airlines, Google Drive. (Triangle Logos)
Bass Pale Ale has an upward-pointing red triangle as its logo. Citgo uses a ‘trimark’ for branding. Delta Airline’s triangular ‘widget’ logo mimics the wing shape of a jet. Finally, Google Drive has a simple triangular logo in the shape of the Delta symbol.
Answers to yesterday’s puzzle (#1,159, August 12, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Carry On, Continue, Make It, Persist. (Persevere)
- 🟢Green Group: Creep, Ease, Edge, Inch. (Move Slowly (Up To))
- 🔵Blue Group: Checked Bags, Lounge, Miles, Upgrade. (Airline Status Perks)
- 🟣Purple Group: Comfort, Feet, Shoulder, Turkey. (“Cold” Things, In Idioms)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,158 (August 12, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Foster, Harbor, Maintain, Nurse. (Hold Onto, As A Feeling)
- 🟢Green Group: Bull, Green, Poison Dart, Tree. (Kinds Of Frogs)
- 🔵Blue Group: Benes, Bing, Lemon, Scott. (NBC Sitcom Surnames)
- 🟣Purple Group: Fine Print, Goodbye, Great White, Okayama. (Starting With Affirmative Responses)
Answers to NYT Connections #1,157 (August 11, 2026)
- 🟡Yellow Group: Done, Sunk, Through, Toast. (Doomed)
- 🟢Green Group: BET, Bravo, History, USA. (Basic Cable Channels)
- 🔵Blue Group: Going, Once, Sold, Twice. (Words In An Auctioneer’s Chant)
- 🟣Purple Group: Aye, Hare, Knows, Tung. (Homophones Of Facial Features)
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How did other Connectors do today?
NYT’s early testers rated today’s Connection puzzle 3 out of 5. This puts it in the hard difficulty level. Let us know how you fared in the comments!
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